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This study was originally processed, archived, and disseminated by Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR), a project funded by the
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

West Malaysian Family Survey, 1966-1967 (ICPSR 31582)

The Family Survey was a national (contemporary Peninsular Malaysia) probability sample survey consisting of an initial household screening interview followed by an intensive interview of all currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in the screened households. The primary objective of the survey was to gather baseline data on fertility and on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The survey was conducted by the Malaysian Department of Statistics for the National Family Planning Board of Malaysia. Technical assistance was pro... (more info)

The Family Survey was a national (contemporary Peninsular Malaysia) probability sample survey consisting of an initial household screening interview followed by an intensive interview of all currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in the screened households. The primary objective of the survey was to gather baseline data on fertility and on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The survey was conducted by the Malaysian Department of Statistics for the National Family Planning Board of Malaysia. Technical assistance was provided by the staff of the Population Studies Center of the University of Michigan.

Access Notes

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Study Description

Citation

Hirschman, Charles, and James Palmore. West Malaysian Family Survey, 1966-1967. ICPSR31582-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-01-16. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31582.v1

Universe:
Currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in contemporary Peninsular Malaysia.

Data Types:
survey data

Methodology

Study Purpose:
The primary objective of the survey was to gather baseline data on fertility and on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Study Design:
Stratified national probability sample.

Sample:
Stratified national (contemporary Peninsular Malaysia) probability sample survey consisting of an initial household screening interview followed by an intensive interview of all currently married women, aged 15 to 45, living in the screened households.
The sample was stratified according to locality, separate samples being drawn in the five largest cities, small urban areas, and rural areas. In order to have a representative national sample, it is necessary to weight each case by its stratum weight, which is located in the last seven columns (Variable No. 437) of each record in File One.

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: